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GQ India , India's luxury and lifestyle magazine for men, had much to celebrate about. Being one that has profiled the best of the best, whether it was a nobel laureates or a Bollywood superstar, GQ's collector's issue is definitely one that needs to be owned. The celebration of this single issue was well timed with its first anniversary which started out with a tribute to the country's best and accomplished men, and two very special women. Taking the merrymaking further, GQ also launched its Men Of The Year awards in association with Chivas. Celebrated were sixteen inspirational Indian men and two outstanding women. The awards saw winners take to the stage including Abhay Deol (Breakthrough talent of the year), Irrfan Khan (Outstanding Achievement of the year), Shashi Tharoor (Inspiration of the year), Karan Johar and Kareena Kapoor (Excellence of the year), Katrina Kaif (Woman of the year), Omar Abdullah (Young leader of the year), Amitabh Bachchan (Lifetime achieveme

A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots. A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth. The Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Mr Ahmadinejad's birthplace, and the name derives from "weaver of the Sabour", the name for the Jewish Tallit shawl in Persia. The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled by Iran's Ministry of the Interior. Experts last night suggested Mr Ahmadinejad's track record for hate-filled attacks on Jews could be an overcompensation to hide his past. Ali Nourizadeh, of the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies, said: "This aspect of Mr Ahmadinejad's background explains a lot about him. "Every family

Harman Baweja is happy and content. His latest release What's Your Raashee? has fetched him some good reviews. Also, after the disappointment of Love Story 2050 and Victory , he has seen a decent box office opening coming his way. More than anything else, he sees the film as a stepping stone for him in terms of growth as an actor and acknowledgment from a large section of the industry. Sounding happy with the way life is treating him and his professional career is headed, Harman talks to Joginder Tuteja about the positive impact that What's Your Raashee? has had on him. This time around you must be happy, right Harman? After all critics too seem to have appreciated your performance.... [Smiles with a sigh of relief] Yeah, after the barrage of comments that came my way once Love Story 2050 released, it is a good thing that finally things have moved on. Though Victory too saw my performance being noticed, in case of What's Your Raashee , appreciation has been pretty